Aidan Hutchinson, it turns out, almost certainly would not have been able to play in the Super Bowl if the Detroit Lions made it to the NFL championship game. The Lions star EDGE revealed during a Super Bowl week appearance with the Pat McAfee Show that he’s still not done rehabbing his broken leg.

Detroit Lions defensive end Aidan Hutchinson appeared on The Pat McAfee Show to discuss his rehabilitation, Aaron Glenn's departure, and his future goals.

Aidan Hutchinson had an absurd start to the 2024 season for the Detroit Lions as he had 7.5 sacks when he went down with an injury in the fifth game of the season. The Lions were taking on the Dallas Cowboys, and Hutchinson suffered a gruesome leg injury that kept him on the sidelines for the remainder of the year. Now, his rehab is almost over.

The Detroit Lions busily locked up several key players to lucrative long-term contract extensions in the last year. Foundational building blocks like Amon-Ra St. Brown, Penei Sewell, Alim McNeill and Jared Goff have all earned their next few years in Detroit. Next in line: Aidan Hutchinson.

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Rehab, Hutchinson said, was “the worst.” While he endured another season-ending injury at Michigan, “this one, that tibia break was an absolute monster.”